 Poster: A snowHead
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Has anyone travelled with Air Canada before with Ski Luggage?
Need advice on Ski Luggage charges pre-booking etc, had a scan on the Air Can website but it's pretty sketchy when it comes to ski carriage.
Thanks all!.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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When we went with them 3 years ago mind you, we were all allowed two pieces of luggage each, skis in bag counted as one. Had no problems. They will have a bit on the web site about sports equipment.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Flew with them last year, we were limited to 2 pieces of hold baggage, not exceeding 36kg each. So a massive 72kg each, per person. So we put all of the skis in one huge pro ski bag, and some of the boots in cases.
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we've flown with them no problems. skis & boots in separate bags count as one piece of luggage, suitcase counts as your other piece
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Spyderman, That's not right. It's 2 bags each but only 23 kg per bag i.e total 46 kg (economy). It's still a reasonable allowance. One bag can be substituted for a ski bag instead. I had no problems with them last year. Be careful with hand baggage though. Air Canada allow 2 bags of 10 kg each, BUT most airports only allow 1 bag through security. I've seen that screw many people at airports.
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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uktrailmonster,
I flew Business Class. Got a free upgrade. 
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Spyderman, Ok, that makes a big difference! Business is actually 3 checked bags, 32 kg max per bag, total not exceeding 69 kg. If you travel Business on any airline, checked baggage allowance is never an issue.
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Did any of you guys have to pre-book your Ski luggage with Air Canada or did you just pitch up at the check in desk and sort it out on the day?
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anthony81077, no, you don't have to pre-book. Just turn up with it.
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anthony81077, yeah just pitch up, but make sure you read the baggage allowance section of their website first.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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I just got back from skiing with air canada and I had both snowboard and ski's + some clothes in one bag weighing 26kg, and luggage weighing 23kg and it wasn't a problem. no fee.
on the way back they didn't even weigh the ski's.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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buzz55, yeah, you can often get away with it, but it becomes a lottery if you exceed baggage allowances. You then have to depend on the check-in staff being in a good mood or simply not being bothered. Not a recommended approach.
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anthony81077, flew a couple of weeks ago with them. no problem think they allow ski and boot bags as one item. (our boots were in our main bags) so only had 2 bags each (ski + backpack)
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